ABSTRACT
T h e Smokers ' P r o g r a m is also g iven o n l y i n groups . W e have elected to fol low this concept because (a) it w o r k s better i n groups a n d (b) it saves the pa t i ent m o n e y a n d the therapist t i m e . ( N o , I do not have a n y statistics to back u p " i t w o r k s better i n g roups " — t h i s is s i m p l y m y c l i n i c a l i m p r e s s i o n . )
T h e S m o k e r s ' g r o u p consists o f f our e v e n i n g sessions, p lus a booster six weeks la ter . E a c h session lasts about a n h o u r .
